UFCW Local 1776

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UFCW Local 1776
United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1776
UFCW 1776 logo.jpg
Founded1937CE
HeadquartersPlymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Biglerville, Pennsylvania
Location
  • United States
Members
Approximately 20,000
Key people
Wendell W. Young IV, President
Parent organization
United Food and Commercial Workers
AffiliationsChange to Win
Websitewww.ufcw1776.org

UFCW Local 1776 represents workers in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs for the United Food and Commercial Workers. The larger majority of their members work in grocery stores. The number 1776 refers to the historical date in Philadelphia rather than it being a sequential number of local unions.

History[]

In 1937, The Retail Clerks & Managers Protective Association (retail clerks) Local 1357 was founded in Philadelphia by employees of American Stores and A&P. In 1963, Local 1357 of the retail clerks had 4,000 members in Philadelphia area supermarkets. By the end of the decade, through the organizing power of president Wendell Young III over 10,000 non-food retail workers and department store employees joined Local 1357.

In 1971, Pennsylvania State Liquor Store clerks joined the ranks of the expanding union. In 1979 the Retail Clerks International Association had merged with the Amalgamated Meat Cutters to create the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union.[1]

Notable representations[]

Retail food

References[]

  1. ^ Prescod, Paul (April 23, 2021). "The Social Justice Unionism of Wendell Young III". Jacobin. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Local union temporarily suspends contract negotiations with Acme - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Business". pressofAtlanticCity.com. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  3. ^ "US: Giant Food opening supermarket in Philadelphia this month". Freshplaza.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  4. ^ "Unionized workers in Pennsylvania reject offer from Acme Markets - Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2013-09-02.

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